1940 Clock repair

Posted by Martin OToole On 2011/2/10 19:38:48

Looking for a little advice from our talent here. I have dissassembled the dash clock on my 1807. It keeps excellent time, but looks a little faded by the sun. Ordered some plastic numbers from Max Merritt for both the clock and the speedometer before tearing the clock down. (Lesson there.) When I took it apart last night, one of the rings has a silver painted (?) backing which dropped about 1/3 of the paint in flakes immediately. Holding it up to light, you can see that this would affect the appearance of the indirect lighting.

Anyone know what paint is used on this backing?

Martin K. O'Toole